Korea was one of the Japanese Empire’s longest-held colonies. Its experiences in WWII showed what Japan aimed to do with the lands it conquered.
The War of the Pazzi (1478-1480) was a brief conflict between Florence and the Papal States allied with Naples.
The Alamo gets the fame, but San Jacinto won the war. Discover how an 18-minute battle and the capture of Santa Anna changed America forever.
Oliver Cromwell was nearly invincible until he reached the walls of Clonmel. Discover why his New Model Army suffered its most brutal reverse in Ireland.
The Battle of Lepanto was the last great galley battle, ending Ottoman naval supremacy in the Mediterranean and marking a turning point in early modern naval warfare.
The defense of Malta by the Knights Hospitaller in 1565 turned the tide of the Mediterranean War between the Christian powers and the Ottoman Empire.
Like the Great War, World War II produced great ships, both Axis and Allied. These individual ships, which took part in actions, triumphs, or even losses, helped change the war.
The capital of Australia’s Northern Territory, Darwin was the only major Australian city targeted by Japanese air attacks during the Second World War.
